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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_2_7_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Concerns for Indian School Improvement: A Letter to Congressman Carl Albert
- Date:
- 1947-05-26
- Creator:
- Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
- Policy Area:
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_20_11_0015
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Federal Interference in Education: A Warning from Oklahoma
- Date:
- 1948-01-01
- Creator:
- Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
- Policy Area:
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Social Welfare
- Names:
- Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Education--United States
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
![["A letter dated May 24, 1947, addressed to Congressman Carl Albert from the Indian Presbytery of the Synod of Oklahoma expresses concern about the state of Indian schools in South Oklahoma. The writer, R. M. Firebaugh, superintendent of the Presbytery, emphasizes the need for improvement in these schools for the advancement of the Choctaw people both socially and religiously. The document requests continued support from Congressman Albert."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_2_7_0000%20-%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Tribal%20Government,%20Education%20and%20Health%20(4),%201947/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_2_7_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Concerns for Indian School Improvement: A Letter to Congressman Carl Albert")
![["The article argues against federal interference in state educational programs, using the example of a controversy between the Oklahoma state highway commission and the public roads administration. It warns that accepting federal aid for education could lead to centralized dictatorship and potential control over school curricula by the federal government. The article criticizes recent actions in Congress Carl Albert related to federal education aid and warns of the potential for further interference in the future."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_20_11_0000%20-%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Choctaw%20Tribe,%201954/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_20_11_0015_thumbnail.jpg "Federal Interference in Education: A Warning from Oklahoma")